The linguistic situation in Guangxi is poorly known among Western linguistic circles. This book is a reference grammar of Pinghua - the oldest Sinitic language in Guangxi - as spoken in the suburbs of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. Guangxi is linguistically diverse; Guangxi sits on the periphery of both the Sinitic world and Mainland Southeast Asia. The city of Nanning is itself dissected by various linguistic frontiers: other than with...